Monthly Archives: July 2008

The new Yamaha DGC1M4 Disklavier Mark IV Grand Piano is a piano in the same way that a space shuttle is a crop duster. Yeah sure, it makes reassuringly nice grand piano sounds when you plink the keys, but does your aging honky-tonk in the basement feature: Direct Internet connection for streaming music from the web to your keys. Pocket Remote Control touchscreen PDA with wireless LAN card for song control. Karaoke player with microphone input Integrated piano teacher (with auto-follow accompaniment)…

ReadManiac is an excellent open source Java ebook reader for mobile phones. The cool thing about it, apart from the free loveliness, is the fact that it comes with its own application customiser. You can select from a variety of different handsets and Java settings and it will create an ebook reader which will be optimised for your model of phone. One tip, make sure you increase the default memory size if you’re customising for a modern smartphone. (click to expand) Having…

This USB Webcam with Microphone and Fan is a doozy. Not only can you stay cool while chatting to your ex, but you can make it look as though you’re sitting on your yacht at the same time, with all that sea breeze blowing through your hair. Yeah, maybe not. $22.99. USB 2.0 Interface # Send Video Email anywhere # Excellent Still Image Capture # Video Recording # Video Conference # Motion detect # Secure Function # Sucker base with…

Remember the Milk for Gmail is a super cool Firefox add-on which integrates a task manager into your Gmail service. You’ll recognise the name from the original RTM proglet, but this new version really does have some clever bits going for it. For starters the integration with Google is really tight, so you can link tasks with contacts, connect a task with a particular email (e.g. find out flight details and email back to Ian by Thursday) and even connect…

This new SATA HDD Multimedia Dock not only accepts 2.5/3.5 inch hard disks and SD Cards but will deliver multimedia content like video and audio from the disk to your television without a computer. Now that’s cool. So you can drop in your disk full of photos or MP3s, hook the thing up to your HiFi or TV and play it all without missing a beat. Now that’s cool. Did we say that already? There is however one tiny hitch, the thing…

Namu6 Web Site Creator. I want you to understand that you will NOT repeat not win any design, coding or other awards by using this free website editor tool to create your website, but you will be able to knock something up in about 3.5 seconds from loading the software. And to be blunt, there’s a ton of people out there who just want to bang up a quick page or two to publish to the world, and this will…

This DIY Music Box features a punch-hole mechanism which will accept any punched paper ‘score’. So in theory you could compose a masterpiece using this instrument and go on to win fame and fortune on some naff reality show on Fox Television. However we all know that’s not likely to happen, don’t we? Especially since you can’t play sharps and flats with this puppy. Ah well, worth a dream. £15.99/$31.98. This is the ‘big brother’ version of the Music Box Set. It…

The Magnifying Glass screen magnifying tool is really cool. There’s nothing super flash about it, but it does its job well. Just fire it up and move it over your computer screen to make everything so much bigger. You get hard, soft and fisheye lens options. Nice one. Magnifying Glass is a high quality magnification software that employs advanced image filtering algorithms. It allows displaying magnified portions of the screens that are smooth and sharp which results in increased readability….

The Iocell Contents Phone breaks new ground by a) looking very cool, in a villian’s lair lasers on shark type of way and b) containing a hard disk which can be used for music on hold, recording your conversations and even playing background music during your chats (eh?). We’re a sucker for phones which stand upright on stands, so we’re going to vote for this. But in the meantime please listen to this recorded announcement from our Korean sponsors… IOCELL…

Desktop VoIP Conference Speaker. Microphone and speakers in a small desktop form factor that looks slightly alien. Yeah it does, if you look out of the corner of your eye with a squint. See? Anyhoo, it’s USB powered, aren’t they all sweetie?, and comes with echo cancellation and noise suppression. The output’s a pitiful 1.5W per channel, but what do you expect for $29.99? Dual functions: Stereo LoupSpeakers + VoIP / Video Conferencing device (Mic + Speakers) – Dual Voice…

768 LED Clock. Look, if you’re going to go all modern and LED on us, get it right with this mega bulb model. C’mon, 768 bulbs beaming their timely notifications at you 24/7/365 (with time off for power cuts) should be enough for anyone right? Each digit consumes 128 LEDs, so you can throw your green badge out of the window right now. (Check the video) $89.00. Tags: gadget, 768+led+clock, led

Speak-A-Message is a free audio recorder for making and sending voice messages using your email program. You can also use it to add vocal annotations to documents or presentations, which sounds useful, eh? I’m not sure about the sounds effects feature, sounds like a recipe for lots of weirdness, but still worth a look I reckon. Speak-A-Message provides a rich communication experience that enables you to create and email your own audio messages and to listen to audio messages in…

The Seitz Roundshot VR Drive Panoramic Set is a fully automatic panorama motor for your digital camera. Just attach your digicam, set up rotation speed and other settings and set it going. No vibration, no dodgy shots, just a series of up to 72 shots for your subsequent stitching. Perfection costs though, at £1200.00 + VAT per. The VR Drive is the perfect tool to create digital panoramas by stitching. It works with your digital camera and controls and automatically…